November is National Homeless Youth Awareness month. Millions of youth experience homelessness each year across the United States, but they often go unseen and their needs unmet. In New Mexico, we are working to change this situation. In August 2020, the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and University of New Mexico entered into an agreement […]
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Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Young People Experiencing Housing Instability and Homelessness in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
The Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Young People Experiencing Housing Instability and Homelessness in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, represents a collaborative effort of the Southwest Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and the University of New Mexico […]
PIRE Researchers Publish on LGBTQ Youth Support in Schools
This week, PIRE researchers Daniel Shattuck and Cathleen Willging published an article titled “Positive Trends in School-Based Practices to Support LGBTQ Youth in the United States Between 2010 and 2018” in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers tested the hypothesis that there has been a significant increase in the implementation of six LGBTQ-supportive school practices […]
LGBTQ Primary Care Toolkit Now Available
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) people experience significant health disparities, including many conditions that are often first identified in primary care. However, LGBTQ people face significant barriers to accessing primary care. Healthcare providers and staff may hold negative attitudes about LGBTQ people or are not trained to provide quality care to LGBTQ […]
An Article Co-authored by PIRE’s Emily Haozous Catches the Attention of a U.S. House Select Subcommittee!
An article co-authored by PIRE’s Dr. Emily Haozous published in the October 5, 2021 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine brought needed attention to excess deaths in racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article, titled “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to December […]
Congratulations, Marissa Elías, the 2021 President of the Hispanic Women’s Council in Albuquerque, NM
The Hispanic Women’s Council (HWC) is a nonprofit, intergenerational organization established in 1988 to promote, support, and create opportunities for Hispanic women. HWC’s members are from all walks of life and range in age from 20 to 90. The activities they undertake promote networking, education, and cultural preservation. They also place emphasis on celebrating and documenting the […]
PIRE Researcher Awarded NIMHD Grant
PIRE researcher Dr. Elise Trott Jaramillo, PhD, was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) titled Place-based Strengths and Vulnerabilities for Mental Wellness among Rural Minority Seniors. This K99/R00 award (K99MD015765) will fund 5 years of research on mental health disparities among marginalized New Mexicans. This project […]
PIRE-Southwest Researchers Present at NMPHA Conference
In May 2021, the New Mexico Public Health Association (NMPHA) hosted its annual conference for a group of over 400 participants. This conference brought together individuals from all over the state for a series of keynotes, presentations, and caucus and networking options, with a goal of improving health equity for all New Mexicans. NMPHA was established in 1917. Its mission, to educate and disseminate knowledge […]
New RLAS Study Article Published in Implementation Research and Practice
In February 2021, PIRE Researchers published an article titled “Amplification of school-based strategies resulting from the application of the dynamic adaptation process to reduce sexual and gender minority youth suicide” in the journal Implementation Research and Practice. A summary of the article is provided below: Using data drawn from the Reducing LGBTQ+ Adolescent Suicide (RLAS) study, the research team evaluated what implementation strategies from an […]
PIRE Researcher Emily Haozous continues collaboration with NB3 Foundation
In January 2021, Emily Haozous submitted her fifth project summary to collaborators at the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation, an analysis of evaluation data on their Native Youth on the Move program. (Read the full report here.) The NB3 Foundation is a Native American-led non-profit organization in New Mexico dedicated to improving children’s health. Their work […]
